But why do they have such similar names anyway? My understanding is that Iran was Persia and that Iraq is a post-Ottoman convenience patched together by the Foreign Office. They don't speak the same language, nor even languages with a common root. What's going on?
I would ask my dad, but right now (post-Spanish bar) it's easier to ask you.
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Date: 2005-06-10 02:45 am (UTC)I would ask my dad, but right now (post-Spanish bar) it's easier to ask you.